Graduate Resident Director

University of Denver - DU - Housing & Residential Education

Recruitment began on March 2, 2026

and the job listing Expires on March 25, 2026

• In collaboration with their supervisor,develop,supervise,and evaluate a teamof3-12 student staff.
• Assist with thecreationandfacilitation of developmental opportunities for student staff.
• Regularly provide formal and informal feedbackregardingjob performance to student staff.
• Establish andmaintaina culture of accountability and professional & personal growth.
• Facilitate regular meetings and one-on-ones with direct reports.
• Assistin hiring student staff for the upcoming academic year in collaboration with the Residential Education team.

• Assist with implementing HRE’s Residential Education Model (REM) for their residential community, including integration of DU’s 4D Student Experience.
• Plan andsupportat least twocommunity-wide eventsper quarterfor their residential community.
• Serve astheprimary advisor forthe
  
  Hall Council of their residential community.

• Serve asaCaseAdministrator for the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities (SRR), investigating andadjudicatingpotential violations of the Honor Code or Community Standards.
• Serve as a Student Support Advisor for the Office of Student Care & Outreach (SOS), providing support for students with wellness or well-being needs.
• Regularly review incident reports and referrals for their residential community and supportadditionalresponsesandfollow-upas necessary.
• Respond to interpersonal challenges in the residence hallincluding, but not limited toconflict mediation, coaching, and resource referrals.

• Support HRE’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, including leading DEI initiatives for their residential community.
• Participate in departmental work groups and special projectswith supervisor support.
• Attendand leadevents and programs sponsored by HRE and/or Student Affairsthat periodically occur outside of standard business hours, including evenings and weekends.

• Servein a weekly
  
  Administrator-on-Call (AOC) rotation, supporting criticalincidentand crisisresponsefor the DUresidentialcommunity.
• Serve as the primary point-of-contact for key campus partners and leadership in the event ofa crisis or critical incident.
• Provide consultation to student on-call staff.

• Attendandparticipateinstandingdepartmental meetings.
• Support opening and closing for their residential communities including, but not limited to, resident move-in ormove-out, check-in and check-out processes, and damage billing.
• In collaboration with the Residential Operations team, support roomchangesand other administrative actions.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Experience serving diverse populations, including but not limited tocrisis response, conflict mediation, and mental health support
• Experience supervising and/or advising students
• Experience in community building and/or event planning
• Written & verbal communication skills, including the ability to learn how to facilitate meetings and discussions
• Ability to remain confidential while following reporting requirements
• Ability to navigate ambiguous situations as a leader with care
• Ability to manage multiple priorities & a balanced schedule
• Initiative, follow-through & reliability
• Adaptable & flexible

• Candidates must haveearned aBachelor’sdegree,admissionto, and enrollment in aUniversity of Denvergraduateprogramfor .
• Maintain full-time graduate student status at the University of Denver.
• Ability toresideon campus and serve in an on-call capacity, which may requireresponses after traditional business hours, onnights, onweekends,and on holidays.
• Commitment to equity and social justice.
• Eveningand occasional weekend commitments are expected.

• Experience in housing and residence life, or a similar field within student affairsorhigher education.
• Experiencefacilitatingprograms or events for students.
• Admittance to a graduate program in the Morgridge College of Education.
• Expected and unexpected interruptions occur often, & stress level is moderate to…